who/what are the osu

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chapter 18

Asked by Citlaly S #785775 on 4/26/2018 11:56 PM

Last updated by Angelina T #855111 on 12/14/2018 12:06 PM

Answered by Aslan on 4/27/2018 12:42 AM

"He [osu] was a person dedicated to a god, a thing set apart - a taboo for ever, and his children after him." The osu were outcasts in Igbo society.

Answered by Angelina T #855111 on 12/14/2018 12:06 PM

osu means the outcast (page 155, last paragraph)